Assistant Manager

Mulberry; Liverpool (TX); On-site; USD 67,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Product allowance

Staff discount

Staff sales

Extra day off for your birthday

Pension Contributions & Life Assurance

Training and development opportunities

Volunteering days

Help@Hand wellbeing service

Job summary

Mulberry is opening a brand-new store and is seeking a People & Experience Leader to join us from 1 November, helping to build the team, shape the store culture and create memorable experiences for customers from day one. You will develop people, drive an exceptional customer experience and bring our Back to the Mulberry Spirit strategy to life, while staying connected to fashion and community.

We offer a competitive basic salary, bonus, product allowance, staff discount and access to staff

Qualifications

• Experience leading retail teams and delivering excellent customer service.
• Proven ability to foster inclusive, high-performing cultures.
• Strong commercial awareness and people development mindset.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Store Leader to develop the best team with inclusive culture.
• Create a welcoming, customer-focused environment and memorable experiences.
• Drive business performance, market awareness and store growth.
• Lead with Mulberry values and contribute to the Back to the Mulberry Spirit strategy.

Skills

People leadership

Customer experience

Diversity & inclusion

Commercial awareness

Team building

Job description

Born in 1971, the roots of Mulberry are in Somerset, England. For more than fifty years, Mulberry has been a British lifestyle brand, internationally acclaimed for quality and design capturing the Mulberry Spirit.

Sustainability has been part of the Mulberry ethos since the brand’s inception, in recognition of our purpose-driven approach, in 2024 we proudly achieved B Corp Certification.

Today, we are a global brand, but our values remain the same; we are committed to improving our impact on people and the planet.To do this our people are honest, dynamic, and community spirited.

If these are values you share, we would love you to join our team.

At Mulberry, our Assistant Managers are known as People & Experience Leaders because we believe great retail leadership starts with great people and exceptional customer experiences.

As we prepare to open our brand-new store, we are looking for a People & Experience Leader to join us from 1 November and play a key role in building the team, shaping the store culture and creating memorable experiences for our customers from day one.

This is a unique opportunity to help launch a new Mulberry store and contribute to an exciting period of growth for the brand. To succeed in this role, you will be passionate about developing people, driven to deliver an extraordinary customer experience and committed to learning and growing both yourself and those around you. We want you to become an expert in your field and play an active role in bringing our ‘Back to the Mulberry Spirit’ strategy to life.

What we need from you:

You will partner with your Store Leader to develop the best team:

• You will support in creating a high performing team where diversity is celebrated and every individual feels valued, respected, and included. Always championing equity, empathy, and understanding in all interactions - internally and externally.
• You will encourage dynamic discussions and invite ideas and different perspectives in order to drive creativity and collaboration.
• You will create a culture that embraces honest feedback; give praise, share successes, coach and challenge.

You will always be Customer focused:

• You will nurture a welcoming and fun environment for your customers and team.
• You will be committed to delivering an engaging and memorable customer experience in your store and inspire your team to also.
• You will be culturally connected; you understand how Mulberry fits into the fabric of life and art around us and use this to excite our customers.
• You will develop and maintain key customer relationships using instore CRM tools to support you and your team.

You will collaborate with your Store Leader to be commercially driven:

• You will continually demonstrate a commitment to driving your business.
• You will be influential and develop a network around you to help deliver your goals and accelerate store growth.
• You will demonstrate expert market awareness and the ability to use analysis to maximise trading opportunities.
• You will lead and deliver operational excellence showing respect and consideration for people, product and your environment.

You will care about people and the planet:

• You will embody our Values in all you do by being honest, dynamic, and community spirited.
• You will support Mulberry to deliver an inclusive culture, through behaving in a way that is open-minded and respectful towards others.
• You will feel inspired to work for a B Corp certified business, incorporating environmentally and socially responsible practices into your work.

You are:

• Inspiring
• Engaging
• Agile
• Perceptive
• An experienced Leader
• In love with fashion!

What we will do for you:

• Competitive basic salary
• Bonus
• Product allowance
• An enviable staff discount and exclusive access to staff sales
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Pension Contributions & Life Assurance
• Training and development opportunities
• x2 paid volunteering days per year
• Access to Help@Hand - a wellbeing service featuring remote GP appointments, mental health support, physiotherapy, personal training & retail discounts

Mulberry is an equal opportunities employer and we are passionate about hiring and developing the best talent. All hiring decisions are made only on the basis of qualifications, skills or experience and as they relate to the particular role.

If you need us to make any adjustments to our application or interview processes to enable you to be at your best, please email us at [e-mail].